In a fully loaded Refrigerated lorries have been discovered during an inspection on highway 17 in Saxony on the Czech-German border, 31 migrants. It was only to men between the ages of 18 and 47 years, coming after the first findings from Turkey, Syria, Iran and Iraq, said a spokesman for the Federal police on Wednesday. The 57-year-old driver from Turkey was taken after the inspection on Tuesday evening and will be brought before a judge.

Little space in the cargo space

The space in the cargo area was, according to the Federal police very closely. "The truck was completely made with melon crates full. The men could only lie on the crates and had the ceiling is only about a metre of space,“ explained Martin Ebermann of the Federal police inspection Berggießhübel. The men are doing well under the circumstances, have resulted in a first medical examination. They are for the surveys in the premises of the Federal police.

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were cooped up long the men in the truck, where they were entered and what was the exact goal, is now the subject of the investigation. "Due to the current hygiene regulations and clearance rules due to the Corona pandemic, currently takes much longer", - said Ebermann.

Hazardous entry

again and again, migrants are vices in Cooling in Europe from one country to another smuggled, sometimes with deadly consequences. In 2015, had been discovered in Austria in the hermetically-sealed load compartment of a from Hungary dilapidated vehicle the dead bodies of 71 suffocated migrants. In 2019, were discovered in a refrigerated truck in the UK, 39 dead Vietnamese, which had been smuggled in from Belgium.

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Date Of Update: 15 July 2020, 22:26